Ben, I do apologize but don't you think its odd for khairul to tell me anything about respect when pimpin was all cool about it? Anyway, I shall stop there

guys, i need ur favor, can tell me how to differentiate an alligator gar from other gar fish??

i know alligator gar has wider and shorter snout. however i really hope to have certain proofs since alligator gar is not a cheap fish.

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Added on November 22, 2010, 12:41 ambtw, can i know how to differentiate their sex? and wat are the diffs of male and female Alligator gar? like in terms of size, shape, temperament etc.

This thread is amazing

Yea.. a meeting should be nice.. but Ive got nothing to show >< I only have the passion for rare fish... Cant keep yet...

doesnt matter. i think a meeting should be just fun if its held at brother ming's place..
everyone get to know each other.. everyone get to see those rare fishes.. get to share fish keeping information etc etc..
soon we'll have MonsterFishKeepers Malaysia version..
heheheh... this sounds just GREAT!

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Added on November 22, 2010, 4:50 pm

yeap.. just a matter of time

wow...is it from local one?
how big can this species grow?

i think what he meant is if the fish originated from Msia???? hehehhee.....

who wants Armatus Payara? 

consist of b****es.... oops, i mean bichirs .... cichla of all sorts.... rays, aro, plecos, catfishes... and lots more monster fish.... i've never visit his place before, but i saw the tanks and fishes on his mobile... a video...

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Added on November 26, 2010, 11:09 ami'm wondering if Ben is interested with african Aro... Rm 88!!!

ok minor interruption here 

you see,today i happen to chance upon plathydoras costatus.what you guy think about it?
is it rare?i though of getting it..it's merely 1.5 inches.
think it a good deal or should i just get an mature adult?

i wana ask tat these alligator gars are slim and bit weird proportion of body. they have very big eye, big head, big nose and very slim body. at 1st i tot is normal at young age, but after i see more pics of alli gars has doubted me. and compared to ivanchua gar, these does diff in proportion... izi normal?

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Added on November 29, 2010, 12:45 amand, can alligator gar put together wit paroon shark? like around the same size.

rm88?? where where!! im trying to sell my fish.. but dunno anyone wanna buy anot.. especially my silver aro.. he's not very healthy or in "perfect" condition

nice fish..i have 2 of them...mix them with my Chromobotia macracanthus,Apteronotus leptorhynchus, and Toxotes jaculatrix 
Ahhh.... finally someone finally deigned to reply to my msg.So,bro how big is your fishes?
i read somewhere ,that it is almost similar to P. armatulus.Can you tell them apart when they're just mere hatchling?The term Rapheal catfish,which species does it refer to ...armatulus or costatus?.costatus is the rarer one,though
i finally decided to get one....i'm fine with the slow growth that all...hehe

anyway,you did mention archer fish...how's that sniper? i heard it's from mangrove habitat...
Can you even put it along with other freshwater tankmate?

icic....your adult catfish probably passed away because of old age.
so what fish next?

yeah..i like datnoids too... i heard that they only display their best coloration only in well-filtered tank.

bro khairul..
exodon paradoxus gotto wait till further notice...
totally cannot get this fish now.. also the mortality rate of this fish upon arrival were pretty high

datnoids are not expensive bro... normal NTT aka Northern Thai Tigers, IT (Indonesian Tigers) are pretty much affordable.. around RM35-55 for the size of 3inch+/-.
even AT (American Tigers), some called it silver tigers were just slightly more expensive than the 2 mention above.. less than RM200...
The second most expensive will be NGT (New Guinea Tiger) and the most expensive ones were the true ST (Siamese Tiger).

btw.. they go along well with goldfish... no problem..

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Added on November 30, 2010, 1:21 am

Great fish!
How much do u got them?
They hardly come by these days... all being sent out to Japan and Taiwan..

MY SIAM TIGER ...

Ive seen silver datnoids in alive aquarium bfore... last year tho...

man.. i really dunno wat to do wif my silver aro... I scared cant sell out because it's isn't vry beautiful specimen...

Cute little fello ..where u got this ? I looking for it for quite some time d ..

you're miss the most important thing,though.
The operating hour of the Alive lfs. It's going to be weird to find out that the shop you intend to go to are closed (rollershutter in front of your eye).

anyway,wouldn't it be better if on  the elected day,you trip should coinciding with the FLEA fish market hours.True,you might not find quality stuff like in established but who knowssss.....they might have CONTRABAND STUFF hidden(it's a joy of having a good surprise,like opening a box of chocolate,not knowing the content).

maybe they have Fish with a lot of teeth to show!!! 

last time going there.they still have freshwater dorados...

i bought in seremban. btw, i do wish to noe wic lfs tat sell lots exotic and bizzare fish, maps?

How about Aquatic International sdn bhd?what type of fish do they stocked?anyone been there?
AI fishes rival that of xian leng in shah alam,that's what i heard.but i am not sure they have exotic fishes
btw,i have heard that you need to pay  to enter xian leng shah alam.is that true?

this is the SLS new website -- www.sls2u.com

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Added on December 1, 2010, 10:18 am
if anyone is interested in paying AI a visit, here's the coordinate
101° 32.913'E 3° 8.668'N

coordinate is good! cz i am guided by gps =P better to give name of the store and its coordinate. tx

considering the wide range of fish discussed here.. go ahead.. khairul shared them before.. I love them too   

i dont like siamese tiger ... they attk other fishes for no reason ...
my tiger might get into the freezer if he attack any other fishes after this

sure or not .. cos i am sure the same guy went and bite ur payara.

wow ..big pond.I am just curious, if you were to place big gar in those pond..the only thing you get to see are its upper portion of its body.i have the opinion that you should brick up and place thicked glass/fibreglass on one side.this way..you can enjoy the sight of gar slither through water.to top that up...you get to increase the depth.